Recent content by GeneJockey

Yes I do have latest firmware and no I do not think I changed any defaults. Light did not use to come on, this is recent. Did SMART test - drive is normal - almost brand new in any case. Light is green, not orange and not flashing. Curious.

Curious about something that doesn't add up for me: I have a DS215J but have only installed ONE HDD, and it is in BASIC configuration. Yet very often (almost always now, it seems) I see the front panel Disk 1 AND Disk 2 LED indicators lit and/or flashing. Since there is only one drive, why is...

Most backup discussions seem to focus (not surprisingly) on how to backup to my NAS. I'm covered on that topic. But I want to know if it is possible to backup the Synology *TO* a networked drive on my PC. I can't seem to figure out how to do this, or if that is an option. I can see how to...

Thanks. I already have the USB drive ready to go. It is the external drive I was using before. It is a 3.5" SATA internal drive in a powered enclosure so I don't need to worry about cables.

Given that I took your advice and have been "playing", if I wanted to re-initialize so that I can format the drive as basic instead, how would I do that? I see that using the reset button either of two ways is not supposed to destroy data, which is presumably NOT what I want. Do I have to...

Thanks again. I had indeed already seen this but confess that some (most?) of it went over my head. I wonder therefore if you could elaborate your reasons for choosing basic? According to this there is really no wasted storage issues with SHR (one reason not to use it). Other forums and other...

Title pretty much sums it up. Am setting up my firsdt ever NAS - a DS215j with only ONE Drive right now. What are the pros and cons of SHR vs Basic for initializing the single disk. I have no need of RAID and even if/when I populate the 2nd drive bay I will not need or want RAID. So other...

OK, machine arrived, installed and I am in active 'playing' mode :) As I said earlier, do not want RAID, and only a SINGLE HDD for now. When the system initialized I assumed it would give me HDD setup options for 'basic' and for 'SHR' but it did not, and now my disk is formatted/initialized...

Excellent advice. I will make sure that I get more familiar before I really populate the NAS with real data :) I have been availing myself of the online demo and that is indeed helpful. At the risk of further showing my ignorance, can you tell me what is the difference in...

Stevech, Many thanks - valuable info for sure. You are right - it is not at all what I am used to on my PC, which is why I was asking in advance of ever getting my hands on it :) To one of your points - I have already got an external HD ready to go to back up the NAS. I am using it right...

I have just purchased my first ever NAS - a DS215j although it has yet to arrive at my door :) But I thought I would do a bit of advanced homework and preparation since I have no experience with Linux in general or DSM in particular. I have no problem in experimenting and learning by...

Thanks. And if I did format with, say, ext4, would that limit in any way my ability to share or otherwise manipulate files residing on the drive in my otherwise 100% windows environment? Sorry I am just not familiar with other than FAT and NTFS.

Sorry if this better belongs on another forum (NAS?). Just bought an AC68U and want to add an external USB 3.0 hard drive to the router. What format type should I use to initialize the drive? It will be used mainly for multimedia storage and streaming. I am running Windows 8.1 but I...

Not sure if this is being posted in the right spot but I have a streaming/hardware question. I have just purchased and set up an RT-AC68U router. For multimedia (mostly video) streaming from my Windows PC to my Roku-enabled TV and/or to another Smart TV in the house, what is the best place to...